The initial inflammatory response to bioactive implants is characterized by NETosis.

Implants trigger an inflammatory response, which is important for osseointegration. Here we studied neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) release of human neutrophils in response to sandblasted large-grit acid etched (SLA) implants using fluorescent, confocal laser scanning and scanning electron micro...

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Main Authors: Ljubomir Vitkov, Wolf-Dietrich Krautgartner, Astrid Obermayer, Walter Stoiber, Matthias Hannig, Michaela Klappacher, Dominik Hartl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4370506?pdf=render